2013 Wilshire Boulevard bus explosion

The 2013 Wilshire Boulevard bus explosion occurred around 22:00 (10:00 PM) on a Friday when a Los Angeles Transit bus on the Downtown Los Angeles bus route exploded on Wilshire Boulevard in Bunker Hill, Los Angeles in the United States. 3 people were killed in the explosion, which is believed to be a terrorist attack.

Background
In 2013, there were fears of terrorist attacks and gang warfare in Los Angeles as rival gangs such as the Mexican Los Varrios Aztecas and Vagos gangs clashed with the El Salvadoran Marabunta Grande gang, African-American Ballas and The Families gangs, and drug cartels on the Salton Sea in Riverside County, California. Shortly before the incident, the trailer park headquarters of The Lost MC biker gang in Slab City (called "Stab City" by the local populace) was blown up by a drug dealer, who killed the last of the bikers in the area. Meanwhile, the CIA and FBI fought over funding from the central government, fearing that terrorist attacks would increase.

Bombing
At 10:00 PM PDT on a Friday night, a Los Angeles Transit passenger bus on the Downtown Los Angeles bus route exploded on Wilshire Boulevard in the Buker Hill neighborhood of central Los Angeles, not far from the FBI headquarters in the neighborhood and located under an overpass of the Los Angeles Freeway. The bus was carrying two passengers at the time, and the two passengers and the driver were killed. At 10:24, the local fire department arrived, and two firefighters attempted to put down the fire. Although they succeeded, the bus obstructed traffic until it was removed.

The explosion remained unsolved, although the Los Angeles Police Department believed that it was either a terrorist attack or a gang attack. The explosion has not been traced to any certain gang or terrorist organization, and explanation has yet to come.